Head of English Department

Oakbank, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 1ER

Deadline is tomorrow

• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  29 March 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 March 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of year, department, curriculum or phase
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: English
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - Full time teaching contract.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 1 (£7368)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We would be interested in an application from you if you:

• Love your job, and are passionate about teaching and learning
• Have the ability to motivate, inspire and challenge staff and students
• Have ecperiance teaching across KS3 and KS4 with evidence of a wider contribution to school life
• Are ambitious for children and have high expectations for what our children can achieve
• Are committed to equal opportunities and securing good outcomes for pupils
• Have drive, enthusiasm and commitment to own further development
• Are in it to make a difference.

What the school offers its staff

• The chance to join a supportive and friendly team, who are passionate about the school community and creating a school where every pupil can flourish.
• The opportunity to work within an organisation who have a robust personal development programme and are committed to the professional development of every individual.
• Membership of local government pension scheme.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme offering free confidential support on a range of issues such as work, wellbeing, money, health, and legal advice.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access to a Health Cash Plan, an optional scheme to pay a weekly or monthly premium to claim money back on everyday health care needs such as dentist, optical and physical needs.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory references.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to Recruitment@anthemtrust.uk

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Oakbank Recruitment Pack Head of English.docx - 1.96 MB (opens in new tab)

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About Oakbank

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 516 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Oakbank website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: Recruitment@anthemtrust.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oakbank (opens in new tab)

Oakbank school is a place where every student thrives and in which our values of integrity, collaboration and excellence shine through all that we do. Our students are at the heart of the school, and we are immensely proud of their achievements and of the great opportunities our school has to offer them. We are an ambitious and successful community, where all students are supported, valued, and provided with everything they need to thrive. We are a truly caring and supportive school community in which every student is accepted and loved and where all students are encouraged to celebrate what makes them unique. We aim to provide the very best environment for success and our consistently high expectations drive Oakbank students to achieve personal excellence in all they do. We are incredibly proud of our wonderful school community. We have made great strides in recent times to become a highly successful school and we will not rest in our ambition of being the best that we possibly can be.

Arranging a visit to Oakbank

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Recruitment@anthemtrust.uk.

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